TY - BOOK ID - 61116012 TI - Cellular response to biomaterials PY - 2009 SN - 184569547X 1845693582 9781845695477 9781420093735 1420093738 9781845693589 PB - Cambridge : Woodhead Publishing Limited, DB - UniCat KW - Biocompatibility. KW - Biomedical materials. KW - Biocompatible materials KW - Biomaterials KW - Medical materials KW - Medicine KW - Biomedical engineering KW - Materials KW - Biocompatibility KW - Prosthesis KW - Biological compatibility KW - Biological tolerance KW - Biomedical compatibility KW - Biomedical tolerance KW - Biotolerance KW - Compatibility, Biological KW - Compatibility, Biomedical KW - Tolerance, Biological KW - Tolerance, Biomedical KW - Biomedical materials KW - Bioartificial materials KW - Hemocompatible materials KW - Biomaterials (Biomedical materials) UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:61116012 AB - The response of cells to biomaterials is critical in medical devices. Traditionally inert biomaterials were used to minimise the reaction in cells in contact with the material. However, it has been realised that specific cell responses may be beneficial in such areas as encouraging adhesion, healing or cell multiplication. Cellular response to biomaterials discusses the response of cells to a wide range of biomaterials targeted at specific medical applications.Part one discusses cell responses to a variety of polymers and ceramics with chapters on such topics as degradable polymers and ER -